Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel confirms departure of Antonio Rudiger following win over West Ham

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Antonio Rudiger will leave the club in the summer on a free transfer. Rudiger's future had never looked secure in West London, with the 29-year-old running down his deal and noises suggesting he was eyeing a footballing future elsewhere. Ad/> And now Tuchel has admitted he will lose his defender and German compatriot for nothing.

The Emirates FA Cup‘Hiding his talent’ – Tuchel praises Loftus-Cheek as Chelsea advance to FA Cup final17/04/2022 AT 18:40 Speaking to Sky Sports after Chelsea's 1-0 Premier League win over West Ham, Tuchel said: «The situation seems to be that he will leave the club. »He informed me some days ago in a personal talk. «I have the feeling that we gave everything over many months — me personally but also the club.

'I can't say they get on well' – Rangnick after Lingard reportedly calls dressing room ‘disaster’ Neymar on PSG critics: You'll need more air Lewandowski on Bayern future: 'The situation is not that easy for me' »Now we enter into a situation where we could not fight any more because of the sanctions [imposed due to the club's ownership by Roman Abramovich] and Toni said he will leave the club in the summer. «Without the sanctions we would've had the chance to keep on fighting, but for many weeks our hands have been tied. I don't know what would've been the outcome, but it's his decision.

»It's not a nice one for us but [we] don't take it personally, he was an absolutely brilliant level character-wise and on the pitch. «He's a key figure and he will stay a key figure until the end of the season, but we're disappointed of course. »We'll miss him a lot when he goes.